Monday evening the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary. Confirmation comes just shy of 100 days after his nomination announcement by then President Donald Trump. The Senate voted 87 – 11 to confirm Perdue as the leader of the Department of Agriculture. The White House said over the weekend Perdue would be sworn in Tuesday and immediately begin work at the Department of Agriculture. Perdue and his family were present in the Senate gallery during the vote. The confirmation is a big win for agriculture and farm groups who are dealing with big issues including trade issues with Canada over dairy, disaster relief efforts from plains wildfires, and beginning farm bill talks. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson was quoted saying that the former Georgia Governor will “have some catching up to do.” Fellow Georgia native and American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, said in a recent editorial that the vote to confirm Perdue was “overdue,” adding “there’s important work ahead for the agriculture secretary.”